Veritas-bu

[Veritas-bu] Seeking painless way to stop automatic jobs from launching

2005-07-18 11:48:40
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Seeking painless way to stop automatic jobs from launching
From: ssesar AT mitre DOT org (Steven L. Sesar)
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 11:48:40 -0400
cd /opt/openv/netbackup/bin
mv bpsched bpsched.ORIG

Dont' forget to move it back!

-Steve



Geyer, Gregory wrote:

> When I'm trying to quiesce the system prior to stopping Netbackup or 
> for doing maintenance on the master I do run 'bpadm' and then under 
> Special options (I think - its option 'x') there's terminate the 
> request daemon.
>  
> This will stop any new backups from starting which is my goal, but if 
> you need bprd running for other things it would be an issue.
>
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> *From:* veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu 
> [mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] *On Behalf Of *Jim 
> VandeVegt
> *Sent:* Friday, July 15, 2005 4:48 PM
> *To:* NetBackup Veritas
> *Subject:* [Veritas-bu] Seeking painless way to stop automatic jobs 
> from launching
>
> Is there an easy way to prevent NetBackup (5.0 MP1 in my case, Solaris 
> master, mixed media servers) from launching any backup jobs but 
> retaining all communication channels needed to perform administrative 
> and configuration tasks between the master server and media servers?
>  
> I've often read and periodically used "terminate the request daemon" 
> accomplishes this, but with the master not listening to the bprd 
> socket, media and administrative servers can't get to first base.
>  
> It seems there ought to be something easier than making each policy 
> such that it won't launch.
>  
> (Basically, I have some configuration issues I want to fix and I'm now 
> running my backup window. I don't want anything to launch until I'm 
> done with my work.)
>
>
> Jim VandeVegt
> vandevegt AT yahoo DOT com Jim.VandeVegt AT PhysiciansMutual DOT com
> There is no luck except where there is discipline.
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